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USATODAY.com News Earl makes landfall in Canada Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia, on Saturday after passing well east of Nantucket Island ... Dems in power could be in peril, poll says Democratic congressional candidates face a political landscape even rockier than those in 1994 and 2006 that ended with election upheavals that ... Guatemala mudslides kill at least 38; 2 buses hit Torrential rains from a tropical depression caused landslides that have killed at least 38 people in Guatemala some of them rescuers trying ... Marijuana may relieve nerve pain when other drugs don't Smoking cannabis, also known as marijuana, reduced pain in patients with nerve pain stemming from injuries or surgical complications, new research ... Study: Casual sex doesn't kill chance of long-term relationship People who "hook up" for casual sex can have as rewarding a long-term relationship as those who take it slowly and establish a meaningful connection ... Prescription drug spending doubled in less than a decade Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least two prescription drugs in the past month increased from 25% to 31%, says ... Report: Health law's small biz tax credit could expand coverage During the first phase of the health care reform law, some small businesses will be eligible for tax credits, affecting 16.6 million workers, ... Vatican decries stoning in Iran adultery case as 'brutal' The Vatican raised the possibility Sunday of using behind-the-scenes diplomacy to try to save the life of an Iranian widow sentenced to be stoned ... Paris mosque won't bite burger chain's Muslim outreach Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the ... For families of Muslim 9/11 victims, a new pain Some relatives of Muslim 9/11 victims worry the flap over a mosque near Ground Zero is feeding a revival of Islamophobia they felt in 2001. Start of college can be harder on parents than freshmen The hour when Ariana Kramer will begin her college career is fast approaching and her parents are in an office supply store, disagreeing about ... Local students benefit from private colleges' financial aid Hoping to portray themselves as better neighbors, private colleges nationwide are sweetening financial aid packages for students in their own ... Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awareness Several schools have banned rubber bracelets that have a cancer-awareness message some say is in poor taste: "I love boobies." Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts again An Indonesian volcano dormant for four centuries erupted for the second straight day Monday, shooting clouds of hot ash more than a mile into ... Ask USA TODAY Weather Does every point on Earth have an equal number of daylight/night minutes each year? What's the hottest heat index ever recorded? Were the Northern ...